On the cover of the May edition is Baby Groot, surrounded by an unraveled mess of cassette tape.
Baby Groot has now run away with the cover of Empire Magazine, as well as something precious to his friend Star-Lord.
Rescued from the debris by Rocket, Baby Groot was alive and well at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy, dancing behind Drax’s back – and now he will return, in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
So near the end of the film, when Groot sacrificed himself to save the rest of the Guardians, it was heartbreaking.